The Double File Trail
As the Delaware Indians moved from their home in the "Redlands" of east Texas in 1828 to near present Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, they laid out this trace. It was named Double File Trail because two horsemen could ride side by side. The first settlement in Williamson County, Kenney Fort, was built here at the Brushy Creek crossing in 1838. It served as a way station and for Indian protection. In 1841 members of the Santa Fe Expedition assembled here. Texas Rangers, early Anglo-American settlers, surveying parties, and explorers also used this important route. (1979)
30.5201° N, 97.6438° W
Where to Find It
US 79, S side, 0.3 mi. W of Kenney's Fort Blvd. There is another marker with identical title in Georgetown (Atlas number 5491009049).
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi E 1/2 Mile to the Site of Kenney's Fort Round Rock
- 0.2 mi NW Palm Valley Lutheran Church Round Rock
- 0.7 mi NE Confederate Chaplains Rev. Edward Hudson_Rev. John Hudson Round Rock
- 0.7 mi NW Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Cemetery Round Rock
- 0.7 mi NE Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area Round Rock
- 1.6 mi W Trinity Lutheran College Round Rock